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,. ETHOMAS 85 JEFFERSON YEARBOOK C92! mm WWI WWW... Thomas Jefferson High School 2200 Jefferson Drive Port Arthur, Texas 77642 24092 962-8451 Volume 42 PORTARTHUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
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M 1:, Robert Kindell was born in Checotah, klah ' 1 4i Checotah is a small count 0 oma in 93 W BEING INTERVIEWED: Mt. Kindeli being in- town Where Young Bobby Kinds Was an ex' terviewed by Mark Baniey uzi in hisofftee. ' e . ceptional studenti After graduating from the s - - e MR. KINDELLP: Y5, teachers are human. ML local high school m 1952, ML Kindeil had his men n 2 m old. first college experience at Oklahoma State Uni- versity. He attended dasses for one year before reporting for duty in the United States Air Force From the Ait Force, Mt. Kindeli recieved a major in chemistry and a minor in math. Upon graduating from college, Mr. Kindeil sold phmniaceuticais in Atkinsas from 1962 to 19691.net Mt. Kindell turned his interests toward education. T190512 having torcbei will p45: them on to otbem. Plato Mr. Robert Kindell is a very steady and familiu force at Thomas Jefferson High School. He's thete when you need him, and he's usually there when you just might not expect him so be - like when youive just slipped out of dass without your favorite teacheris petmission. But whatever the reason, students a: TJ have come :0 know and love Mt. Kindeil. He's influenced many throughout his 19 years n TJ, Whether you met him through a referral service or just worked with him as a member of Congress, he was able to see both sides of an issue and always the better side of students. , i like wotking dosely with kids, said ML Kindeil when asked what he liked most about his position as assisunt principal, Kids is not Mt. andell's favorite name for the young people with whom he spends so much of his time, but srudcnu don't mind the tag coming from 1 mm thnt sometimes takes on a inthetly tole during school and em..- cuttimlat activities. itis those extra activitits that continue to excite Mr. Kindell arm all the years he's spem in Kit: Port Anhux Independmr School District, In those activities you work with the students that u: very involved and interested in the school,' he said A position involving schools and education is something Mr. Kindell tried to avoid when mlking a meet choice. family tradition and a devotion to his own family sent him back to a school building in 1969. ink 1501 After graduating from college in 1962, Mt. Kindell began selling pharmaceuticals in Atkansas. He wotked in sales mu 1969, when he opted to get back into an occupation for which he had already prepared. I came ftorn a famiiy of edumtotss he said. So, being the good planner that he is, Min Kindell completed re- quirements for a teaching position. He did a lot of traveling in his lint iob, whkh wasn't the gratest thing fat his family, so he decided to switch career V Mt. Kindell completed his tooky year at teaching at Thomas Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He moved to Southmt Texas in 1970, and he's been at T1 ever since. Lucky for students at U he decided to stick atound. He's been a supportive figure to many a student and teacher alike. He adds a touch of humor and a smile just when you need it most, but again he is also there as a stem leader when the need arises. Mrs Kindell's love ofyoung maple - no matter their age WHAT DO I Do NOW?: Mt. KindeLl at home With his gmddzughtet. - keeps him happy in his work, And, we're lucky to have the wisdom and ieadetship of the man who stands head and shoulders .7 literally e
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